Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets

West 1st Round - Game 1

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN

49-33, 23-18 Away

Bonus

Halftime

1234TTimberwolves

MIN

332962Nuggets

DEN

233962

Prime Video

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

54-28, 28-13 Home

Bonus

On the Court

Timberwolves

PlayerPTSFGREBASTPFJ. McDaniels#3F124-6222R. Gobert#27C105-6510D. DiVincenzo#0G93-3112A. Edwards#5G114-8351A. Dosunmu#13G93-5012

Nuggets

PlayerPTSFGREBASTPFC. Johnson#23F104-7000N. Jokic#15C62-4671J. Murray#27G173-7230C. Braun#0G83-6201S. Jones#21F51-1000

Win ProbabilityWin Prob.Game FlowCover ProbabilityCover Prob.

34.2%--MIN

65.8%--DEN

According to ESPN Analytics

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

53% (23-43)

Field Goal %

45% (17-38)

44% (7-16)

Three Point %

47% (9-19)

82% (9-11)

Free Throw %

90% (19-21)

Turnovers

Rebounds

85%

Percent Led

Largest Lead

Game Information

Denver, CO

Prime Video

Referee:Dedric Taylor

Referee:Zach Zarba

Referee:Jacyn Goble

Referee:Eric Dalen

Halftime0.0 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 65.8

End of the 2nd Quarter

6262

Rebound0.1 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 67.3

Nuggets offensive team rebound

6262

Missed FG1.0 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 65.0

Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper

6262

+2 Points5.8 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 67.4

Rudy Gobert makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)

6262

+3 Points21.4 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 70.4

Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)

6062

+3 Points34.9 - 2ndWin %: DEN, 64.6

Donte DiVincenzo makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)

6059

Game Leaders

MINDEN

J. McDaniels#3

4/6 FG, 4/4 FT

J. Murray#27

3/7 FG, 11/11 FT

R. Gobert#27

3 DREB, 2 OREB

N. Jokic#15

6 DREB, 0 OREB

A. Edwards#5

1 TO, 17 MIN

N. Jokic#15

4 TO, 19 MIN

Game Odds

Odds by

HalftimeCloseSpreadTotalMLMinnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN

(49-33)

(49-33, 23-18 Away)

o232.5

-110

+5.5

-120

o243.5

-120

+190

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

(54-28)

(54-28, 28-13 Home)

-7.5

-105

-5.5

-110

u243.5

-110

-250

Injury Report

Denver Nuggets

NameStatusEst. ReturnPeyton WatsonP. WatsonG

OutHamstring

Apr 20

Data is currently unavailable.

Matchups

Regular SeasonPlayoffs

West 1st Round

MIN

Postseason Series

0-0

DEN

Game 1@ DEN

Halftime

Prime Video

49-33

Game 2@ DEN

NBCPeacock

54-28

49-33

Game 3@ MIN

Prime Video

54-28

49-33

Game 4@ MIN

ABC

54-28

49-33

Game 5@ DEN

54-28

49-33

Game 6@ MIN

54-28

49-33

Game 7@ DEN

54-28

Western Conference

NorthwestWLPCTGBSTRKOklahoma City6418.780-L2Denver5428.65910W12Minnesota4933.59815W2Portland4240.51222W2Utah2260.26842L1

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